The Autosport F1 Podcast

We're back in Barcelona for the first day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test. Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Jonathan Noble and Luke Smith to rundown the news from today and a notably slower fastest time than last week. Who's sandbagging? Ferrari? Mercedes? Racing Point? Listen to find out what the guys think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mercedes ended the first week of Formula 1 testing in Barcelona with a fastest time and some of the best reliability. Valtteri Bottas set a time in the morning which already blows away the best lap of 2019 testing. Meanwhile, their rivals have been questioning the legality of the DAS system and whether the ability to change toe angles constitutes a breach of parc ferme rules. With three days of action to look back on, our team in the paddock analyse the form so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today there was a buzz which rippled through the F1 Paddock - why was Lewis Hamilton pushing and pulling his steering wheel? As more of the assembled journalists saw on-board footage of the W11 the obvious question was: is this a technical problem or an innovation nobody else has thought of? As James Allison would soon confirm, it was the latter. Mercedes-Benz even have a name for it - 'DAS'. On the podcast today we explain what it is, and how it can be used. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first day of Formula 1® testing in 2020 is up and the team of Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport), Jon Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) and Luke Smith (Formula 1 Reporter, Autosport) bring you up to speed with the main talking points of Day 1 from the Barcelona Paddock. https://www.autosport.com/ Hamilton fastest as Mercedes dominates first day - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148330/hamilton-fastest-as-mercedes-dominates-first-day New Red Bull F1 car "fast everywhere" - Verstappen - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148332/new-red-bull-fast-everywhere--verstappen Leclerc: Lowly position on F1 test day one reflects Ferrari approach - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148333/leclerc-lowly-test-position-reflects-ferrari-approach Racing Point explains 'risky' attempt to replicate 2019 F1 Mercedes - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148334/racing-point-risky-mercedes-replica-explained Sainz: McLaren reliabiiity meant it used up day one tyre allowance - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148337/sainz-mclaren-ran-out-of-tyres-on-day-one Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Alex is travelling from Austria to Barcelona for pre-season testing, Jake Boxall-Legge jumps into the podcast today to run through Autosport's first impressions on the Alfa Romeo, the 'new' team Alpha Tauri and Williams. We also saw a Racing Point car earlier today but it was little more than a livery launch so we'll wait to see the car shakedown before we see their direction for 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drive to Survive will return for a second season on February 28 with another 10 episodes, two of which were previewed by Autosport earlier this month. On the Autosport podcast today, Alex is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble and Luke Smith who recently attended a private screening to launch the new season. Alex @Nauckas James @Jamesallenonf1 Jonathan @NobleF1 Luke @LukeSmithF1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The W11 that Mercedes unveiled on Friday morning looks distinctly similar to last year's title-winning W10. Even if its new challenger does carry over developments from the end of 2019, that leaves Mercedes well placed to pick up where it left off Autosport's Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge is joined by Ben Anderson to discuss why Mercedes-AMG remains favourites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earlier today McLaren were the latest team to reveal their 2020 Formula 1 car, the MCL35. We were at McLaren's Woking headquaters to get up close with the car tasked with edging away from the mid-field pack and challenging the top 3 teams. Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz will hope this is the car to power them to a breakout season as more than just 'best of the rest'. Autosport's Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge joins Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the first car designed under the technical directorship of James Key. Finally we cross live to Woking where Luke Smith had just watched the unveiling and gave us his first impressions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Bull just revealed their Formula 1 car for 2020, the RB16, and immediately became the first team to turn a wheel on track as they headed for a filming day at Silverstone with Max Verstappen. Jake Boxall-Legge runs his eye over the technical aspects of a car which goes into the second season powered by a Honda engine. Could this be the year the former World Champions take the title? They will have waited seven years to climb back to the top. Recent years during the V6 hybrid era have seen Red Bull almost limp into a season but Team Principal Christian Horner says there is a new philosophy in Milton Keynes to ensure they are on the pace from Australia. JBL and Alex talk about how this could be the best chance Red Bull have because they're evolving the car from a successful 2019 season, with three wins and a competitive package. As they are the first team to run a 2020 car does this show signs of confidence? Also Jonanthan Noble and Codders headed to Paris for the launch of the Renault R.S.20...without a car. Cyril Abiteboul told us he doesn't feel it's worth revealing the car before testing. However we did catch up with Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon to talk about their feelings about the new driver line-up. Tune in tomorrow to hear about McLaren’s new car, live from their unveiling on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Autosport Grand Prix Editor), James Allen (Ex-Formula 1 Commentator), Jake Boxall-Legge (Autosport Technical Editor), Rodi Basso (Ex-Ferrari F1 Engineer) and Jonathan Noble (Motorsport.com F1 Editor) discuss the launch of the Scuderia Ferrari''s 2020 Formula 1 challenger, the SF1000, and what they need to do to win the 2020 championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices